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Bluesapalooza lineup is set

In its 17th year, Mammoth’s Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza officials recently announced the lineup of blues talent and a grand tasting of craft brews from around the country. The event will take place Friday, Aug. 3, through Sunday, Aug. 5, outdoors among the pines at Sam’s Wood Site.

This year’s Friday night will feature the Friday Night Rock ‘N Blues Kickoff Party with legendary performances by Grammy award-winning performers including the Johnny Winter Band, Edgar Winter Group, Rick Derringer, and Mountain’s Leslie West; the energetic blues family Trampled Under Foot; and Australia’s own Harper and Midwest Kind.

“This year’s band lineup is truly legendary” said Sean Turner of Mammoth Brewing Company, the event’s sponsor. “From Friday Night’s Rock ‘N Blues to Sunday’s Soulful Hangover Party with Leon Russell, Mammoth will hear some of the best musicians ever to play a Mammoth stage. And, of course, we’re bringing back only the finest in craft brews!”

On Saturday, the Mammoth Festival of Beers Grand Tasting will feature 60 of the country’s best craft breweries from companies such as Mammoth Brewing Company (sponsor of the event), Fireman’s Brew, Deschutes, Mendocino, Alaskan, Bear Republic, Anderson Valley, Stone, Lost Coast, Green Flash, Ballast Point, Kern River, Firestone, San Diego, Sierra Nevada, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, New Belgium, and many more. Along with the beer and blues, plenty of blues food from some of Mammoth’s restaurants will be served in the Blues Food Court.

Advance tickets are on sale now and this year’s event is expected to sell out. Tickets are available online at www.vallitix.com or www.MammothBluesBrewsFest.com; by phone at 888-825-5484; and locally at the Mammoth Brewing Company Tasting Room (walk-in only) at 94 Berner Street in Mammoth Lakes.